Green @ Home

Conservation and low consumption is great, but do you ever consider to make your own energy supply for the home ? Well, it’s not absolutely free, as it requires some equipment installed, but it’s not significant investment.

Definitely, natural gas is not an option (though, bio-gas can be, but requires some special equipment and licensed skills), where self-produced petrol or diesel fuel require engine modifications. Yet is electricity. We are naturally swamped in oceans of energy around, the only challenge is how to transfer those unlimited resources into unlimited source of electricity. There are apparently enthusiasts around, that can share experience how to transfer magnetic fields and sunlight into consumable form of electric power.

Project #1 – Magnetic Motor as a Generator (Howard Johnson Motor)

Three U.S. Patents actually are referencing invention that is a basis of the project. I inquired my skepticism and found that they are really listed in U.S. Patent database under referencing so called “Howard Johnson Motor”, everyone can check that by oneself : #5,402,021 #4,877,983 #4,151,431 More Details is Here…

Project #2 – Homemade Solar Electricity

Don’t buy solar panels, make your own, like the one guy did More Details is Here…

Project #3 – Solar? Make You Own !

Make your own solar panels, go green and SAVE MONEY More Details is Here…

Everybody knows reliable, not-expensive telescopic table lamp, widely sold through IKEA. Though, it’s relatively simple to modify it from 25 Watts halogen bulb to the LED and drastically decrease the power consumption with a little bit less brightness.

I found MR16 LED bulb cluster, 12V 1.2W in Rona store for $6. The point is that the socket for original T4 Bi-Pin Base halogen is the same that for MP16 that have almost identical two needle-like pins. And base of lamp is containing transformer, providing 12v AC current, so the modification is simple and easy.

Of course, it can be elaborated more to make design more neat and adding aesthetic features. There is always room to chase perfection. At least main goal – to reduce consumption about 20 times is achieved.

Here is illustrated DIY guide :

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